Zend Optimizer is a tool, that's needed to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a well-known app that is used to encode PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7 and PHP 8 files with the purpose to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by many organizations that create paid script applications, so when you buy such an app for your site, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be present on the server where you'll host it. In case you are a programmer, you can also use Zend Guard to secure your code and make sure that your site visitors or customers won't be able to alter it in whatever way. Sites that use Zend Optimizer generally perform better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, so it is already optimized and will be executed a lot quicker.

Zend Optimizer in Shared Web Hosting

When you buy a shared web hosting plan from us, you're able to select the PHP version, which will be active for your account based on what your script applications require. You can activate Zend Optimizer with just a single click in the Advanced area of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel for any of the releases that we provide - 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. When you go to this section, you're able to take advantage of a small software tool which will allow you to handle the php.ini file for the account and activate or deactivate PHP extensions using On and Off buttons, so you won't need any previous experience as activating Zend Optimizer is as simple as clicking a button. More advanced users will be able to do the same by adding a php.ini file with the necessary code in a particular domain folder. In case you need any help to activate the tool, you will be able to contact our technical support team anytime.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

We've set up Zend Optimizer on all servers which are a part of our top-notch cloud web hosting platform and considering that all semi-dedicated server accounts are created on it, you'll be able to activate and take advantage of Zend for any script app that you would like to use with just a click. You may also pick the PHP version that will be active for your account, thus if you move to a different release, you just have to go to the Advanced section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and click on the On button for Zend Optimizer - it is as easy as that. In case you change the version back, Zend will already be active. More experienced users will also have the opportunity to set the PHP release and to activate Zend Optimizer just for a separate website by putting a php.ini file with the needed program code in the corresponding domain folder.